Colo. governor pushing dams for more water

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper says new dams will be needed to store water from the Colorado River.

According to the Denver Post, Colorado planners believe Colorado could be entitled to as much as 900,000 acre-feet of unallocated river water under the 1922 interstate compact that governs use of the river.

The Colorado River provides water for 30 million people in seven states and Mexico. States covered by the compact include California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.